Stats

Lifespan

50-100 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate grassland

Range

East Asia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

This perennial herb grows in the wild meadows of eastern Asia and Siberia. Its buds secrete a sugary nectar that attracts ants to guard the plant against pests.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Saxifragales

Family

Paeoniaceae

Genus

Paeonia

Species

Paeonia lactiflora